I love me some failed blockbusters. I have a thing (bizarrely) for movies that had ridiculous sums of money spent on them, but just failed hugely at the box office. These are usually the ones that most people think are crap, but IMO there are so many gems. So i make this thread for anyone who has a soft spot for a much maligned big budget movie that either sank without trace or did ok/ good but was/ is generally hated.

Some of my favourites are:

'The power of seven become a league of one' - But also unfortunately a movie nobody wanted to see. I'm a big LXG fan. This is mostly due to the gorgeous Carol Spier production design, but it's a lot of fun with some crazy action sequences and FX and fun performances all round. 'Adventure Lives Forever' - Well that's a relief, i was worried it was only temporary. Despite many, many, many flaws Van Helsing is also a favourite of mine. Again i love the production design (this could be a running theme in all of my favourite failed blockbusters) and FX (cheesy CGI abound). This movie is just basically crazy and manic and barely takes a breather. 'The legend, the battle, the first hero' - well that sounds lame, but i really love the movie. It's a great adventure and has some incredible FX and scale, particularly the last half hour. It coulda done with a bit more action throughout but what the hey, still love it. If you're still reading by this point, frankly WOW! I know i'm treading on thin ice but i am really fond of Stealth. It has incredible action scenes and is full of 100% fresh fromage. It also has one of the best explosions EVER.

So please join in. I know there are at least a few of you out there who love maligned cheesefest 'blockbusters'!

"I put no stock in religion. By the word 'religion', I have seen the lunacy of fanatics of every denomination be called 'The Will of God'. Holiness is in right action and courage on behalf of those who cannot defend themselves."

Gotta agree on Waterworld, brilliant action-adventure film, and I haven't seen it in ages! I do have a soft spot for Stealth, too. It has some decent action sequences in it (and THAT explosion!) - plus, Biel in a bikini is never a bad thing! I kind of have a hard time with Van Helsing, though. I really enjoyed it at the cinema (I went to see it twice!), but on subsequent DVD viewings...

Waterworld didn't flop. Common error, it actually made all it's money back. It's just because it was, at the time, the most expensive film made, that it was expected to make more than it did......

But for my money, all these box office underperformers deserve sequels and wider recognition;

SerenitySaharaDeep Rising

Also, almost all of benny's choices (apart from Speed Racer) didn't fail at the box office.

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"I put no stock in religion. By the word 'religion', I have seen the lunacy of fanatics of every denomination be called 'The Will of God'. Holiness is in right action and courage on behalf of those who cannot defend themselves."

I'm aware they made a shit load of money. I was answering the question from a" Much maligned" & " generally hated" point of view which was another part of the thread question. Although feel free to patronise a bit more if you feel the need

"I put no stock in religion. By the word 'religion', I have seen the lunacy of fanatics of every denomination be called 'The Will of God'. Holiness is in right action and courage on behalf of those who cannot defend themselves."

"I put no stock in religion. By the word 'religion', I have seen the lunacy of fanatics of every denomination be called 'The Will of God'. Holiness is in right action and courage on behalf of those who cannot defend themselves."

YOU GO! I absolutely love Pearl Harbor. Plus it pretty much has the best 40 mins or so of the best action in any movie ever.

Re: Titanic. I'm not so sure it qualifies. Maybe it won too many oscars to qualify! Surely if a movie wins even one oscar (unless it's for FX) it has been recognised as 'quality' to a degree. Titanic is more snubbed in 'movie buff' circles. But hey don't delete it, this is what the fun of discussion is all about!!

I remember renting Cutthroat Island out back in the day... and really enjoying it. Perhaps an Appreciation Thread is in order....

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"I put no stock in religion. By the word 'religion', I have seen the lunacy of fanatics of every denomination be called 'The Will of God'. Holiness is in right action and courage on behalf of those who cannot defend themselves."

I believe this made OK money but not enough for Roland and Devlin to go forth with their proposed Godzilla trilogy. Everyone seems to hate it but fantastic FX which hold up to today really elevate it. Jean Reno is also funny in it. Maria Pitillo is freaking awful mind you.

If for no other reason than it's bugging me what you're supposed to do with those sea shells.

Now isn't DM liked by quite a few? (I may be wrong here!). I thought it also set the box office alight! Of course i was much younger then so my memories are slightly hazy.

I'm only going by the reaction I get from most of my friends when I mention that I like it. The same kind of look that you normally get when you know you've stepped in dog crap. And yeah, it did get that magical over $100million worldwide figure, but I have to say that when I usually mention Demolition Man I tend to find myself defending it. Along with: